Kannon-zaka Slope

  A slope approximately 100 meters long that climbs from in front of Iwato Kannon-do Temple towards Mikasa Ryokuchi Park. It is one of the famous named slopes in Jozankei Onsen, along with Mikaeri-zaka Slope and Yukemuri-zaka Slope. At the top of the slope, on one corner of a three-way intersection, is a monument to a poem written by Yosano Akiko, who wrote lyrics connected with Jozankei.　

The south side of the slope was once a bustling entertainment district of the hot-spring resort, lined with ‘okiya’ (geisha houses) and restaurants, where geisha strolled around. If you climb the steep stairs beside the Iwato Kannon-do Temple, you will find Iwato Park, within which is the trailhead to Mt. Asahi.